Wine-Braised Calamari With Vegetables
- Total Time
- 1 hour
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Ingredients
- 3tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil
- 1large onion, peeled, halved and sliced into ¼-inch-thick half-moons
- 2cloves garlic, minced
- 1sprig fresh thyme
- 1sprig fresh sage
- Pinch crushed red pepper flakes
- Pinch saffron threads (optional)
- 1½pounds cleaned squid, tentacles left whole and bodies cut into 1-inch slices (small squid may be left whole)
- Salt and pepper
- 1cup white wine
- 2cups hot chicken broth
- 4 to 6carrots (about ½ pound), peeled and cut in bite-size chunks
- 2medium or 3 small turnips, peeled and cut in wedges
- 2small or 1 large leeks, white and pale green parts only, finely diced
- 1cup green peas (frozen are fine)
- 2tablespoons finely chopped parsley
- 1tablespoon finely snipped chives
Nutritional analysis per serving (6 servings)
306 calories; 10 grams fat; 2 grams saturated fat; 0 grams trans fat; 6 grams monounsaturated fat; 2 grams polyunsaturated fat; 25 grams carbohydrates; 5 grams dietary fiber; 8 grams sugars; 23 grams protein; 906 milligrams sodium
Note: The information shown is Edamam’s estimate based on available ingredients and preparation. It should not be considered a substitute for a professional nutritionist’s advice.
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Preparation
- Step 1
In a heavy soup pot or Dutch oven, warm olive oil over medium-high heat until it shimmers. Add onion and cook, stirring, until softened and lightly browned, 8 to 10 minutes.
- Step 2
Add garlic, thyme, sage, red pepper and saffron (if using), then cook 1 minute more. Raise heat to high. Add squid and season generously with salt and pepper, stirring well to coat. Cook, stirring, 3 to 4 minutes, then add wine and boil for 1 minute.
- Step 3
Add broth and bring to a boil, then reduce to a simmer. Simmer 20 minutes, tasting the broth occasionally and adjusting the seasonings with salt and pepper.
- Step 4
Add carrots and turnips, and simmer for 8 to 10 minutes more, until tender.
- Step 5
Add leeks and peas and cook 5 minutes more.
- Step 6
Serve in wide soup bowls. Garnish with chopped parsley and chives.
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Comments
This recipe is OK, but to be honest if I was going to make a squid stew I'd go for the one published in the Guardian last year- it seems more sympathetic to our intelligent cousin. https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2017/jan/25/20-best-one-pot-rec...
Why not having potatoes in the stew, as the chef had it originally in Barcelona? Turnips tasted good, but I thought potatoes would make the broth a bit thicker. Next time I will try potatoes,I guess.
Great recipe for a cold winter night. I added half a teaspoon of smoked paprika in lieu of the saffron, increased the liquid by 50%, added a quarter cup of toasted almonds pulverized in a food processor to help thicken the sauce, and finished with orange zest for brightness. Served with a dollop of garlic mashed potatoes in the center of the bowl, sprinkled with more smoked paprika. OK, so a real hybrid - but lovely and delicious!
Second time making. It’s soooo good. Add more parsley and chives at the end. Skipped the peas and forgot the red pepper flakes, no matter. Will eat with farro, but I’m sure good with pasta too. If you’re looking for a great calamari dish in the winter with veggie roots, try this hearty dish!
Improvised. New potatoes instead of turnips. Added gulf shrimp. Served with toasted farro and finely grated Parmesan. Delicious. Definitely think homemade chicken broth made a difference. Rich, made with rotisserie chicken bones and skin, lots of black pepper corns, star anise, onion, garlic, carrots, bath leaves. Store bought would not have been the same.
Corona virus time: potatoes and carrots, no leeks, parsley, turnips or peas. Dried sage and thyme, not fresh. Squid bodies only, no tentacles. Delicious! Add mostly any vegetables as long as you have the oil and wine. Squid releases delicious juices.
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